Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 559 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
23. 23.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 22 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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